I went to my very first ever gig there back in 1995, and it was to see a band called Snug who Ed Harcout played bass for. I would have been about thirteen years old and it just blew my mind. My old band Million Dead played our last ever gig there before we went our separate ways and I started performing solo, so it’s always been quite a significant venue for me.

It’s just punk as f*ck and I love it. I’ve been to loads of great gigs there and played some of my own favourite shows there as the crowd is always just awesome. Glasgow crowds – you just can’t argue with them! So passionate.

It’s a great indie venue, which is why I chose to launch Love Ire & Song there in 2008. Nath that runs it is one of the good guys on the live music scene, and it’s a cool place to hang out, play a show, play some darts, and drinks pints of ale with the locals.

The people who run it are so cool. Punk as f*ck. They really look after the bands and have really long memories – in a good way. When you arrive for a show they put out photos of all the previous times you’ve played. Little touches like that make it such a great place to play. Long may it reign.

Rescue Rooms, the smaller venue next door is also really good too, although I did once get food poisoning on stage there. So not quite as happy memories…